The Artist and the Bridge, 1700-1920 by John Sweetman - 2000-06

Ashgate Publishing, Limited. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. Very Good.

Ashgate Publishing Limited. Very Good/Very Good. 2000. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0754600130 Dust jacket complete. Original white cloth boards with bright silver titling on spine. No ownership marks. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 208 pages clean and tight. From the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer's bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period 1700 to 1920. Why did so many artists choose to portray bridges? In this lavishly illustrated and intriguing book, John Sweetman seeks to answer this question. He traces the history of the bridge in painting and printmaking through a vast range of work, some as familiar as William Etty's The Bridge of Sighs and Claude Monet's The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil and others less well known such as Wassily Kandinsky's Composition IV and C. R.W. Nevinson's Looking through Brooklyn… Read More

Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 1999. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 16 color plates, over 100 b/w Illus. 4to, white cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (Aldershot): Ashgate Publishing, (1999). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Ashgate, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1300grams, ISBN:9780754600138

Aldershot, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing, 2000 The dust jacket has a little wear, with a few scuffs and a small water damage mark on the back. The exposed edges of the cover underneath is a little scuffed. The page edges are lightly foxed, as are the inside covers. 208 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 1999. 1st edition, square 4to, 208pp, colour and b/w photo illustrations, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ashgate Publishing. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Slightly soiled. Dust jacket creased. (Art, Art Symbolism, Bridges)

UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. New/New. This study traces the history of the bridge in painting and printmaking through a range of works, including William Etty's The Bridge of Sighs, Claude Monet's The Railway Bridge, Wassily Kandinsky's Composition IV and C.R.W. Nevinson's Looking Through Brooklyn Bridge, revealing its complex role as both symbol and metaphor, and as a place of vantage, meeting and separation. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 4to; 10.5 inches tall; 208 pages with index.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall